MANILA, Philippines – It was just one of those nights for the Golden State Warriors.

Shooting a whopping 60 percent from the field, the Warriors dominated the Nuggets, 142-111, Tuesday (Wednesday Manila Time) at the Pepsi Arena in Denver.

The defending champions broke the NBA record for most points scored in the first quarter after dropping 51 in the opening frame.

Riding the momentum from their strong start, the Warriors had their groove all game long to give the Nuggets a beating on their home floor. Denver was unable to take the lead through 48 minutes of play.

Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant combined for 89 points en route to their victory against the Nuggets. Golden State regains the number one spot in the West after the win, improving to 30-14 while the Nuggets fall to second place with their 29-14 slate, just half a game behind the Warriors.

China has rejected as “unwelcome” the call of the United Kingdom, France and Germany on the South China Sea claimants to respect the arbitration ruling of 2016 and the rules-based framework laid out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The Philippines and China effectively consigned to limbo on Thursday the UNCLOS-based arbitral ruling in 2016 on their maritime disputes, and moved to explore instead a wider Code of Conduct for resolving conflicts in the South China Sea.

It would be a betrayal of public trust should the Duterte administration accept China’s rejection of the landmark ruling that invalidated its sweeping claim over the South China Sea, parts of which is the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said Saturday.